Birgitta Ohlsson - CV
Minister for EU Affairs
Party: Liberal Party
Personal
Born on 20 July 1975 in Linköping. Married, one child.
Education
1994-1997
Political science (Bachelor's thesis), international relations and UN studies at Stockholm University
1991-1994
Humanities Programme, Katedralskolan, Linköping
Positions held
2012 Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum
2010-
Minister for EU Affairs, also the minister responsible for consumer and democracy issues, Prime Minister's Office
2002-2010
Member of the Riksdag, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, foreign affairs spokesperson for the Liberal Party
1999-2002
Chair of the Liberal Youth Organisation
1997-1999
Editorial for Sundsvalls Tidning, Vestmanlands Läns Tidning, Västerbottens-Kuriren and Dagens Nyheter
Board and committee appointments
2002-2010
Member of the Riksdag (Swedish Parliament)
2002-2010
Member of the board of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Voluntary assignments
2007-2010
Chair of the Federation of Liberal Women
2007-
Member of the National Board of the Liberal Party
2003-2005
Deputy chair of the Sweden-Israel Society, Stockholm
2001-2010
Member of the board of the Swedish International Liberal Centre (SILC)
1998
Vice chair of Young European Federalists in Sweden
1996-1998
Chair of the Association of Liberal Students, Stockholm
